OpenClaw / ClawBot

OpenClaw (also called ClawBot) is a self-hosted AI agent with a built-in MCP client. Point it at Pingram’s hosted MCP server, sign in once, and the agent can use your Pingram account as tools.

General MCP setup for Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor lives in the MCP guide.

Prerequisites

You already have OpenClaw installed and onboarding finished (chat works). For install itself, use openclaw.ai/install.

Prefer a model that handles tool calls reliably (Google Gemini Flash-class). Small local models often drop required fields like type.

1. Add Pingram MCP (recommended)

In an OpenClaw chat, paste:

Add this MCP server. Transport is streamable-http and auth is oauth.

https://mcp.pingram.io

Use your account’s regional URL if needed:

OpenClaw should configure the server and open a browser for Pingram OAuth. Sign in with the same Pingram account you use in the dashboard, then return to chat when it finishes.

2. Install Pingram skills

In chat, paste:

List all pingram skills and let me choose which ones to install.

3. Smoke test

Ask in natural language:

Send an email via Pingram to you@example.com with subject “OpenClaw test” and a short HTML body. Use notification type openclaw_test.

Send an SMS via Pingram to +15551234567 saying “OpenClaw SMS test”. Use notification type openclaw_test.

Email tools need type, to, subject, html. SMS tools need type, to, message (prefer E.164). Check delivery in the dashboard Logs.

Example payloads:

{
  "type": "openclaw_test",
  "to": "you@example.com",
  "subject": "OpenClaw test",
  "html": "<p>OpenClaw MCP test</p>"
}

{
  "type": "openclaw_test",
  "to": "+15551234567",
  "message": "OpenClaw SMS test"
}

Alternative: manual CLI / Settings

Use this if chat-driven setup fails, or you prefer the terminal.

PATH (once)

OpenClaw’s CLI lives in ~/.openclaw/bin. Add it permanently:

# macOS zsh — add to ~/.zshrc, then: source ~/.zshrc
export PATH="$HOME/.openclaw/bin:$PATH"

Linux/bash: same line in ~/.bashrc. Windows: add %USERPROFILE%\.openclaw\bin to your user PATH, then open a new terminal.

Add the server

CLI

openclaw mcp add pingram \
  --url https://mcp.pingram.io \
  --transport streamable-http \
  --auth oauth

Settings UI

1. Open Settings → MCP → Add server.
2. Name: pingram
3. Transport: Streamable HTTP
4. URL: your regional MCP URL
5. Save

Sign in (OAuth)

openclaw mcp login pingram

Leave that terminal open until the browser finishes. OpenClaw starts a local callback (often http://127.0.0.1:8989/oauth/callback?...). If the CLI exits early, the browser gets stuck on that URL — run openclaw mcp logout pingram, then login again and keep the process running.

Optional code paste if login is still open:

openclaw mcp login pingram --code 'PASTE_CODE_ONLY'

Switch accounts: logout, then login in a private browser window.

Confirm

openclaw mcp doctor pingram --probe

You should see tools such as pingram__email_send and pingram__sms_send.

Manual skill install examples:

openclaw skills install pingram
openclaw skills install pingram-email
openclaw skills install pingram-sms

Or search ClawHub / ask the agent to list Pingram skills.

Troubleshooting

Security notes

• The agent acts as you, with access limited to your Pingram account.
• To disconnect, remove the pingram MCP server in Settings or via the CLI, or revoke the MCP session from your Pingram account.

Related

• MCP overview
• OpenClaw MCP docs
• ClawHub
• Pingram skills